Archives for January 2018

This is potentially taboo. Controversial. But it is the truth. It is probably the truth of what other moms feel but they just won’t say it. But I will. I don’t like kids. I have 3 kids. I love my kids. Honestly I do. But I don’t like kids. Sometimes I wonder how life would be without kids but I never want to find out.
I am saying these words – out loud and publicly. I don’t like ...

I’m sure by now you have all seen the IKEA add floating around Facebook. You know the one, “Pee Here to Reveal The Discount Price.” The spot in the catalog is suppose to work kind of like a pregnancy test. If you are pregnant, your urine will reveal a discount price of up to $500 off on the coupon. If you’re not pregnant, well you just have a wet smelly catalog.
When I first saw this ad, all I ...

Pregnancy – the time that your body decides to slow down the digestion process and back everything up. As if there weren’t enough aches and pains associated with pregnancy, let’s add gas and constipation pains to the mix.
Your digestive track literally slows down significantly due to the increase of progesterone. Progesterone relaxes the smooth muscles which is what the digestive track uses ...

On the rag. Aunt Flo visiting. Lining the drawers. Surfing the crimson wave. Riding the cotton toboggan. Monthly subscription. Red rainstorm.
Whatever you call "that time of the month" menstruation is part of life for many of us. There are just as many products on the market as there are code names for this monthly visitor. Whether you are concerned about the environment, comfort, toxicity, ...

Let's face it, most people do not imagine life apart from their partner when growing their family and parenting their children. They don't plan for parenting in separate households...but for many families today, this is a reality.
We often hear of knock down, drag out fights and difficult relationships making parenting in two households difficult and the impact on the children ...

Stars and Stripes Doulas

Stars and Stripes Doulas is honored to be welcomed at many local hospitals and birth centers near military installations throughout the United States. We currently have doulas in Washington DC, Hampton Roads, New Orleans, Fort Riley, and Fort Bragg.